Final Fantasy 16: pre-order, editions, and in-game bonuses

Final Fantasy 16Launching exclusively on PlayStation 5 Thursday, 22nd June. While the latest installment appears to lack the road trip bromances of its predecessor, it still retains the franchise’s penchant for audacious fashion and unrealistically sized swords. Now, it’s possible that the game may eventually make it onto PC and Xbox, but its developer and publisher Square Enix hasn’t made any official announcements regarding a cross-platform release.

If you’re planning to pick the game up on release day for PlayStation 5, there are several options available to you. Some retailers offer exclusive pre-order bonus on the deluxe editions and the standard versions of the game. However, if you’re looking for a Buster Sword-sized box of loot, scroll down to find the collector’s edition of the game available directly through Square Enix.

Below, we’ve detailed everything you get with each edition of the game, including how much they cost, and the corresponding bonuses offered by retailers.

Final Fantasy 16 Standard Edition

The $69.99 standard edition of the game doesn’t come packaged with any extra physical loot, unless you pre-order the game from Best Buy. By purchasing from Best Buy, you’ll receive a complimentary steelbook. Target offers a $10 Gift Card with every pre-order. GameStop gives six Realms of Valisthea Patches to those who reserve a physical version. If copies aren’t available from those retailers for some reason, you can also pick up a physical copy of the game at Amazon, Walmart, or digitally via the PlayStation store.

A stock image of the patches included with pre-orders of Final Fantasy 16 at GameStop

An image detailing the breakdown of digital bonus items for the various versions of Final Fantasy 16 — Here’s a breakdown of what in-game bonus items come with each version of Final Fantasy 16.

Both Braveheart’s Charm and Cait-Sith-Charm are available as in-game bonuses for pre-ordering the physical edition of the game. However, pre-ordering the digital version of the game nets you an additional bonus item not available to people who get the disc, called the Scholar’s Spectacles.

Final Fantasy 16 deluxe edition

Pre-ordering deluxe Edition of the book will cost you an additional $30 (or $99.99). Final Fantasy 16The standard edition includes all in-game bonuses, as well as the additional incentives from Target, Best Buy and GameStop.

What sets the physical version of the deluxe edition apart are — you guessed it — physical goods. It comes packaged with a cloth map of Valisthea, the game’s region, along with its own steelbook case. However, as you might suspect, the digital version of the game doesn’t get any of this extra loot, but instead gets a digital mini artbook and soundtrack. The digital version costs $10 less.

A stock photo showing the map and steelbook case included with the Deluxe Edition of Final Fantasy 16.

Final Fantasy 16 collector’s edition

Honestly, I don’t know why Square Enix don’t just call it the Limit Break edition, but whatever. The collector’s edition of Final Fantasy 16Exclusively available through Square Enix Store for $349.99. The collector’s edition is only available in physical format, and it comes with all of the digital pre-order bonus items mentioned above, plus the physical map and steelbook case included with the deluxe edition. You’ll also get a digital art book and the soundtrack.

There are a couple of extra items exclusive to the collector’s edition, including a Phoenix versus Ifrit summons statue, and a collection of Eikon pins that look pretty dope. Owners of the collector’s edition also get access to the Blood Sword DLC when it releases, although Square Enix hasn’t confirmed a release date for the supplementary content.

Unfortunately, the collector’s edition appears to be sold out on the Square Enix Store, but you can still request to be placed on a waitlist. We’ll be updating this page regularly ahead of the game’s launch in case things change.

If you’re still a little turned around about what you get with each edition of the game, Square Enix has provided a handy chart that breaks down exactly what you get with each one.